Lingaku- (lit.) a pot of porridge
- (fig.) a complete mess
Generated definitions (experimental)
- a pot of porridge
- a complete mess
This phrase literally refers to a cooking pot containing porridge, but it can also be used figuratively to describe a situation that is chaotic or disorganized.
The project was a complete mess from the start, and nobody knew what to do.
The meeting turned into a complete mess, and no one could pinpoint the main points.
This figurative meaning is used to express the idea of disarray or confusion in a situation, often involving multiple elements that are tangled or poorly coordinated.
The arrangement of this match was a complete mess, and the players couldn't adapt at all.
Her room is always a complete mess, which makes it difficult for her to find things.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yī guō zhōu一锅粥a pot of porridgegǎo搞dé得yī guō zhōu一锅粥to create a complete messyī guō zhōu一锅粥de的jú miàn局面a situation of complete chaosbǎ把shì qing事情lòng弄Chéng成yī guō zhōu一锅粥to turn things into a messhún混Chéng成yī guō zhōu一锅粥to get mixed up into a messyī guō zhōu一锅粥de的zhuàng tài状态a state of disorderyī guō zhōu一锅粥de的jiē guǒ结果the result of a complete messkàn qǐ lai看起来xiàng像yī guō zhōu一锅粥to look like a complete messlòng弄dé得yī guō zhōu一锅粥de的xiàng mù项目a project that turned into a messtǎo lùn讨论Chéng成yī guō zhōu一锅粥to have a discussion that turns into chaos